Fernando Alonso Against Axing of Standing Starts in F1
5 Sep 2012, 13:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Sunday’s Belgian F1 Grand Prix started off rather badly. As the cars were approaching the first corner, Romain Grosjean’s Lotus caused a four-car crash and nearly killed Fernando Alonso,...
McLaren Looking to Enter FIA Formula E
4 Sep 2012, 15:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / British racing team McLaren may be looking to enter FIA’s new all-green Formula E, a racing series where only all-electric open-wheeled cars are allowed. The series debuts in 2014 and is a rea...
BMW Rules Out ‘Medium Term’ Formula 1 Return
4 Sep 2012, 15:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Having pulled out of Formula 1 three years ago, BMW have announced that there are currently no plans for a return. According to BMW’s Motorsport Director, Jens Marquardt, who was preceded at t...
Romain Grosjean Banned from Italian GP - Apologizes for Spa Incident
3 Sep 2012, 09:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The main event of Sunday’s F1 Grand Prix, held on the Belgian track at Spa Francochamps was the early crash which took four drivers out of the race in an instant. Grosjean has been ‘susp...
Jenson Button Triumphs in Belgian Grand Prix
3 Sep 2012, 08:24 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix was dominated and won by British McLaren driver, Jenson Button. He lead the race from the very start to the very finish, being followed by Sebastian Vettel an...
Lewis Hamilton Doesn’t Need McLaren to Order Jenson Button to Aid Him
31 Aug 2012, 14:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Ever since the days of Schumacher and Barichello, it seems that most teams have developed this system where one driver is the ‘main driver’, while the other is ordered by the team from t...
Raikkonen Says Second F1 Title is Not Essential
31 Aug 2012, 12:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Finnish F1 driver Kimi Raikkonen, who won the Championship with Ferrari in 2007, has said that a second title would not be essential for him. The 32 year-old Finn, says that while it may remain his ...
David Coulthard Thrashes Red Bull F1 Car in New Jersey and New York
30 Aug 2012, 15:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / An F1 car, any F1 car, is a really spectacular sight. Even when it’s standing still, it is still an exciting piece of kit. Put a modern F1 car onto the streets of New Jersey and New York and y...
Pirelli Shows Spa Francochamps Experience in 3D
30 Aug 2012, 10:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Pirelli has just released a video in which they explain how, where and by how much their tires are put to the test around the demanding Belgian Grand Prix circuit, at Spa Francochamps. The video sho...
Sebastian Vettel Stars in Melanie Fiona's Watch Me Work Clip
30 Aug 2012, 08:35 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Double F1 champ Sebastian Vettel has taken a bit of time off from the cockpit of his F1 racer in order to star in Melanie Fiona’s “Watch Me Work” music video. The Red Bull Racing ...
McLaren May Join Mercedes and Lotus in Using Double DRS System
29 Aug 2012, 11:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Mercedes F1 developed a system which allows the race car to reach a higher top speed on the straights, by channeling air through a series of ducts, for the purpose of re-routing air from the car&rsq...
Marussia F1 Team to Use Williams KERS System in 2013
29 Aug 2012, 11:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Marussia F1 have announced that they will be using a Williams-sourced KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) system as of next season. The announcement was made by Marussia consultant, Pat Symond...
Michael Schumacher Names Alonso as Current Best Driver in F1
28 Aug 2012, 10:12 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Michael Schumacher is easily one of the best-known figures in modern Formula 1. He has won so many races and world titles that it would be irrelevant to even mention them, and while his comeback has...
Ferrari V6 F1 Engine Already Up and Running
28 Aug 2012, 09:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The age of the 1.6-liter turbocharged V6 engines is approaching fast and Ferrari, which is expected to be one of the only three engine suppliers in F1 (along with Renault and Mercedes-Benz), are alr...
Bernie Ecclestone Proposes to Fabiana Flosi, to Get Married Soon
27 Aug 2012, 14:00 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ever wondered what people from the F1 world do ruing the August break? Sure, they go on holidays with their families and, in the case of 81-year-old Bernie Ecclestone, they even create new families....
Piquet Jr Now Denies Senna Comments
23 Aug 2012, 10:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Yesterday, we posted an article about the remarks made by Nelson Piquet Jr, regarding Ayrton Senna’s capability (or lack of) to have won races in modern F1. While that may be somewhat of a sub...
Turkey May Return to F1 Calendar - May Be Joined by Greece
22 Aug 2012, 11:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Turkish F1 Grand Prix, held around the Herman Tilke-designed circuit in Istanbul has been one of the more enjoyable ones, at least for the drivers who were very pleased with its layout. Despite ...
Piquet Jr. Says Senna Would Have Not Been Competitive in Modern F1
22 Aug 2012, 09:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After his departure from the glamorous world of Formula One back in the 08/09 season, and his entry into the far-less-glamorous world of NASCAR, Nelson Piquet Jr began ‘bashing’, if you ...
F1 Teams Back in Business after Two Week Break
22 Aug 2012, 08:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The world of Formula 1 ground to a halt for the last two weeks, as half of the month-long gap between the the Hungarian and Belgian GPs was dedicated to doing absolutely nothing. However, in the bre...
Take a Tour of Caterham F1’s New Headquarters
21 Aug 2012, 14:22 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Caterham F1 team and their GP2 team, Caterham Racing, have moved to a new factory, deep in the heart of Oxfordshire, in Leafield. The move had been planned in advance, specifically to coincide w...